As Felix brought more than a dozen craftsmen to join the construction army of the Valley Knights, the two-story lord's mansion located in the wooden castle courtyard quickly completed the construction of the main frame. The craftsmen were splicing pieces of smooth and thick wood to the frame. A two-story mansion with a wooden frame about sixty feet long and wide has basically taken shape.
Early in the morning, Art just came out of the tent outside the wooden castle. He did not go directly to the army training ground in the open space to the south. Instead, he walked straight into the wooden castle and came to the busy construction site in the single courtyard. The frame of a two-story wooden house had been completed. The craftsmen and laborers were fitting pieces of flattened wooden boards into the frame.
Cooper, who was sketching on a piece of parchment paper, saw Art approaching and quickly put down his quill to greet him. "Sir, the wooden frame of the mansion has been completed. The ground floor of the mansion has been raised one foot with earth and stone, and the base of the wall is five feet up from the foundation. It is all surrounded by stones and filled with prepared clay. The upper part is made of high-quality wood, so that the foundation of the house is stable and not susceptible to moisture. There are five rooms on the first floor. The widest one in the middle is the lord's hall. The two rooms on the left are your official rooms and warehouses. On the side is the kitchen and guest room. A small wooden cabin will be built outside the kitchen as a servant's house. The second floor is your place of solitude. According to your requirements, there is a lord's bedroom, a guest room, a small office room, and two miscellaneous rooms. The lord's bedroom also has what you want. There is a washroom and a secret room next to the bedroom; a hut will be built on the inside of the second floor, and there will be a barn below. There will also be a small terrace on the outside of the second floor facing the valley and stream. In addition, if the craftsmen of the wooden castle are more skilled, they can add a roof loft on the second floor. "
Matt gently took off the drawings on the wooden board in front of Cooper and looked at them carefully. Cooper is indeed a master builder. The drawings he produced are clear and reasonable in structure. "Very good, let's do this. You have to balance speed and quality. This is my first mansion. I don't want problems like this to happen just after I move in." After that, he returned the drawings to you Cooper.
Cooper took the drawings with both hands and promised: "Don't worry, sir, I will devote all my energy to the construction of the mansion."
Cooper pointed to the busy craftsmen coming and going from the construction site. He and the laborers said: "During this period, all the craftsmen and laborers have been working day and night. It is estimated that it will be basically completed in about twenty days. By then, you only need to put the equipment transported back from Tarburg into the mansion, and you can move in."
Matt nodded with pleasure and said: "The craftsmen and laborers have worked hard. Everyone has worked very hard during this period. You have to ask the kitchen to provide sufficient food for the craftsmen and laborers. Also tell the craftsmen that in addition to the salary they should pay, I will also have another reward when the mansion is completed, and the same goes for the laborers."
"Okay sir, I will definitely convey your gratitude."
There are many craftsmen working at the mansion construction site, and there is no need for Art to do it himself, so after a round of inspection, Art left the independent courtyard and came to the parish school next to the central chapel of the expanded wooden castle.
The parish school is next to the chapel, but is larger than the chapel. There are three rooms in it. In addition to the hall used as a classroom and the bedroom where apprentices sleep and eat, there is also a smaller room that is the room of the Persian female healer Farnaz. Because of this She was a woman, and Art couldn't arrange for her to live in Thomas' Valley Medical Workshop, so he could only set aside a separate room for her to live in the school. This would not only allow Farnaz to teach medical skills in the school, but also allow her to supervise the daily lives of the apprentices in the school.
Matt walked into the school. The morning class in the school was for Father Hamish to teach the apprentices basic theological knowledge.
Father Hamish was so drunk last night that he was still burping while teaching the apprentices. Art stood outside the classroom door, listening through the cracks in the wooden door as this crooked priest told the children Bible stories, "...after that, Abraham ignored the doubts around him and led his people on a journey full of dangers. Along the way, he experienced countless tests and witnessed evil. The destruction of Thomas. His career was inherited by his descendants. Moses led the people to escape from the slavery of Pharaoh, established the status of the Jews with various miracles, and made a covenant with Jehovah through the Ten Commandments. "Okay, kids, that's it for today's Bible story. You write the five newly learned letters." Hamish saw the shadow of Att outside the door, finished the lecture and went directly to the door of the classroom.
"Good day, Father Hamish." Art bowed his head slightly and greeted Hamish.
“Good day, Lord Ater.” Hamish nodded in reply.
"It's been more than a month since you arrived in the valley. How are you? Are you still used to it?" Art asked.
"Very good, at least no one here will scold me for drinking, and the fruit wine here tastes very good."
Att also felt strange about this priest. He did not have the consciousness of other priests to practice asceticism, and he was also bohemian on weekdays. , didn't care about the church's rules and regulations, but this weird guy could still return to his original position when presiding over the church's sacraments, so Art not only didn't deliberately correct anything, but even asked Cooper to give Hamish a sufficient supply of drinks and supplies, so this guy who was not popular outside lived a very comfortable life in the valley. Now Father Hamish was not only responsible for the affairs of the chapel, but he was also responsible for the parish school.
According to the previous arrangement, the parish school was directly managed by the civil affairs official, but later Cooper and others reminded Art that in order to avoid arousing suspicion, it would be more appropriate to name the school entirely under the name of the church. Art adopted everyone's opinions. The parish school was declared to be a place for cultivating believers and adopting orphans, and the parish school mainly studied simple general literature, arithmetic, military training, theology, medical skills, etc. In addition, the army will also select some smart and intelligent soldiers to study in the academy from time to time.
"Father Hamish, I will provide all the supplies for the church from now on. In addition, I will ask the civil administrator to allocate one hundred and twenty pfennigs to the church every month for your use." Art did not want the power of the church to spread unrestrictedly in his territory, nor did he want Hamish to use the power of religion to interfere in his rule of the territory, so he had to use money, food and supplies to stop Hamish's appetite from the beginning.
Hamish is a smart man. He understood Art's deep meaning and said: "Personally, it doesn't matter to me, but as time goes by, the church will definitely notice your rich land. If the church wants to collect holy gifts (tithes) on your land, then I will not be able to make the decision. However, I will not interfere with your secular affairs, and you cannot interfere with mine. Personal life, I left the prosperous Lucese and came to this remote valley not to listen to what you said to me about virtue. "
Art was amused by the chubby priest in front of him. He knew that this priest was pure in nature, but he was addicted to alcohol and was always slovenly, but this was harmless to his rule, and there was no harm in indulgence within limits.
"Yes, I agree to your terms."
"Excellent!" Hamish let out a wine belch, lifted up the hem of his skirt, took off the wine bag hidden inside and took a sip... The two were talking, and the Persian woman Farnaz, holding a large bundle of various herbs in her hands, walked into the school from the outside, bowed slightly to say hello to Art and Father Hamish, then opened the wooden door and walked into the classroom.
Hamish's eyes followed the Persian woman for a while, and he frowned and turned to Art and said: "Master Art, I just said that I don't want to dictate the general affairs of your territory, but is it inappropriate to let a pagan teach a woman to teach the orphans of saints? Besides, the medical skills taught by this Persian woman are mostly things that are not recognized by the church, and the same goes for the doctor Thomas, who only uses some weird therapies to treat injuries. You don't have many people in your territory now. , this place is relatively closed. If there are too many people talking in the future, I am afraid it will attract the attention of the church, and I am afraid it will be the people of the Inquisition..."
Hamish is a very liberal clergy, and he can reluctantly accept these miraculous medical techniques. However, as a person who has been immersed in religion since childhood, he is very clear about the church's attitude towards heretics, so he can't help but remind this little lord who treats him well.
Att lowered his head and pondered for a while. As far as he was concerned, he absolutely accepted the medical skills of Thomas and Farnaz, and he often used the medical skills he knew in his previous life to treat injuries. However, as the spiritual ruler of this dark age, the church would not tolerate the emergence of heretics that challenge the authority of God.
"Father Hamish, thank you for your advice, but you have also seen that Thomas and Farnaz's medical skills are indeed quite effective, and they have treated many wounded soldiers for me. Moreover, Thomas is a devout saint, and Farnaz is also willing to be baptized and become a saint. Although they are all saints, the medical skills they use are only to transmit God's holy light and protect saints from the erosion and torture of diseases. I think this is what God wants to see, right?" Art knew that it was impossible to convince Hamish with these deceptive words, but he hoped that Hamish was not a fussy person.
At's sophistry obviously failed to convince Hamish. He shook his head and said: "Lord At, I'm just reminding you to pay attention to these things. Believe me, I know better than you what the brains in the temple are thinking about all day long." Matt nodded and looked into the room through the crack in the door. He saw Faraz, a Persian woman, holding a marigold grass high in her hand for the apprentices to identify carefully, and then said: "Children, please remember that this grass is called calendula grass. Its main function is to treat ulcerated wounds and speed up the healing of wounds. Moreover, grinding this grass into powder and mixing it with a small amount of belladonna powder can relieve pain, but the dose must be controlled..."
“You really picked up a treasure!” Art thought to himself, then turned around and continued to discuss with Father Hamish about baptizing this pagan woman...